1. The continents and oceans
Map Skills
The continents and oceans

2. Key Terms Globe – small model or copy of the Earth
Map – flat drawing of a place
Equator – an imaginary line that circles the Earth between the North and South Poles, dividing it into north and south.
Continent – a large body of land on Earth (7)
Ocean – a large, salty body of water on Earth (4)

3. “The 7 Continents” (to the tune of “99 Bottles of Milk on the Wall”)
To learn the 7 continents Think of the letter A And when you’re down to only 1 An E will save the day! There’s Africa, Antarctica Australia, Asia too An ocean runs between them With waters deep and blue. There’s also 2 Americas North and south, you see Now we’re coming to the end Europe starts with E!

4. The continents & oceans
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
Australia
Antarctica

5. “The Oceans Song” (to the tune of “The More We Get Together”)
Can you name all the oceans? The oceans? There are only five! The Pacific The Atlantic The Indian The Arctic The Southern is the last one. Let’s go take a dive!

6. The continents & oceans
Arctic Ocean
Europe
Asia
North America
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Equator
South America
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Australia
Southern Ocean
Antarctica

7. Key Terms Symbols – drawings on a map that represent places
Map key – the part of a map that explains the symbols
Cardinal directions – north, east, south, west
Intermediate directions – northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
Compass rose – the part of a map that shows direction

8. Cardinal Directions

9. Intermediate Directions

10. Continents and Oceans Quiz
What are the 7
continents on Earth?
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What are the 4 oceans
on Earth?
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